Purpose of the Post.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do. 
• To order, prepare, and organise healthy meals and excellent food service within a nursery kitchen, serving children aged 3 months to 11 years. 
Responsibility for functions . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
Kitchen Equipment
Main Duties
• Follow policies and procedures by Cyngor Gwynedd, Meithrinfa Plas Pawb and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) National Miniumum Standards as outlined within the registration guidance for full day childcare.
• Provide healthy meals to children aged 3 months to 11 years attending the nursery – to include menu planning, ordering supplies, managing stock, preparing and cooking food.
• Evaluating the menu regularly by looking at the best practice guidelines ‘Tiny Tums for Early Years childcare settings’ 
• Ensure that excellent working practices are followed by all persons in the kitchen, and that the requirements of any relevant statutory regulations are met such as ‘Safer Food, Better Business’ – Food Standards Agency 
• Arrange and supervise the food service operation, to include serving meals that meets the dietary needs of all the children.
• Ensure that hygiene standards within the kitchen are of the highest standards and meet all relevant legislation.
• Maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and wear clean protective kitchen clothes.
• Ensure the security of the kitchen and the kitchen area by locking and unlocking the kitchen as appropriate.
• Ensure that the kitchen equipment is clean, safe and in good repair.
• Complete all associated administrative duties such as ordering supplies, recording food stock, completing reporting sheets, completing meal-planners and maintaining accurate records in the cook’s log.
• Responsibility for self-development, attending any relevant training
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused - work
Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• Usual Hours 9:00 am – 12:30 pm but more flexible hours could be considered. 
Only an outline of duties are indicated above, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.